Loader.



"PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908. v. LANDHOLM.

LOADER.

7 APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1907. I 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 878,641. PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

v. LANDHOLM.

LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1901.

a SHEETS-SHEET 3.

UNITED A ES PATENT oneI011.

v oroa LANDHOLM, or WESTPOINT, NEBRASKA,"

LOADER.

To'all whom "it may concern: 'Be it known that I, VICTOR LANDHOLM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westoint, in the county of iCuming and State of ebraska, haveiinvented a certain new and useful Loaderf'of which the following is a specification. I p

The object of my invention is to provide a device of simple, durable and inex ensive construction designed to be quic y and easily attached to or detached from atrac tion engine'and provided with a scoop so ar ranged that it maybe filled by advancing the engine and arranged to be raised and lowered by means of a winding drum operated by the engine.-

A further object isto provide improved means controlled by a single lever for elevating the scoo'p for securing itin any position of its adjustment and for permitting the scoop to lower by gravit and be easily stopped and held at any e evation. My invention consists in .the construction, arrangement and combination of the frame with the traction engine and in the construction of the means for controlling the windin Y form 11 and extended upwardly and then" .Referrin to the accomanyingl;

drum, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whic Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a device embodying my invention and applied to a traction engine. Fig. 2 shows a top or .plan view of same. Fig. 3 shows an enlarged vertical, sectional view of the rope winding device. Fig. 4 shows a sectional view of form of scoop, and ig. 6 shows a detail front view of a part of the fram of the device. I

drawin s, I have use the reference numera "10 to in icate the engine boiler, 11 the rear platform, 12 the fly-wheel shaft and 13 the fly-wheel proper. These parts are of the ordinary construction, and any of the traction engines now in use having said parts, may be used with m improvement.

The ame comprises a part. 14 preferably made of structuralmetal fixed to' the platforwardly over the traction engine to the forward end thereof. At its forward end, it

is connected to a cross piece 15 in front of,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Jannaiwy 14.1907. Serial No. 3521207- Patented"Feb.,11, 1908.

the traction engine body near the up er por-.- tion thereof. This cross .piece 15 as attached to it two short bars 16 to extend rearwardly along the side of the traction engine body near-its. top. These bars are supported in plosition bymeans of a rod 17 connected wit their rear ends and passed over the enrearends and passed under the engine lbody. Each of these rods are screw-threaded at their ends and provided with nuts, whereby they may be firmly fixed inposition.

Projecting upwardly and forwardly from the cross piece 15 are two converging arms 19 and these arms are braced by means of a chain .20 fixed to theirupper ends and extended rearwardly and attached to a part of I the traction engine.

Fixed to the rear platform 11 is across piece 21 with its ends projected. beyond the sides of the platform. 'TWO'SCOOP bearin arms 22 are pivoted to this cross iece 21 and extended forwardly to a oint eyond the forward wheels and there t ey converge and are provided with two .cross pieces 23 and 24. Beyond the cross. iece 24, the arms 22 are parallel. Pivoted etween the forward ends of the arms 22 is a scoop 25 of ordinary construction provided with trunnions which are pivotally connected with the arms 22 in the rear of the' central portion of the scoo so that the scoop will automatically tilt released.

The numeral 27 indicatesa bail fixed to the forward ends of the arms22 and having a double pulley 28 attached to its centre portion. On, to of the arms 19, I have mounted a sing e,pulley 29 and adjacent thereto a single pulley 30. On the frame 14 is a rod 31 having a pulley 32'. A rope or cable 33 is attached'at one end to the upper portion of the arms 19. Extended rst around the pulley 28, then around the pulley 29, then again around the pulley 28, then around the pulley.30,.then around the pulley 32 and its end is wound upon a drum, here- I gine body and a rod 18 connected with their cross piece 24 adjacent to the rear of the scoop is a bracket having an arm projected rearwardly and upwardly. In front of said arm is a lever 35 pivoted to the bracket and formed with a notch to receive th'e angle plate 33. An extensible coil spring 36 is mounted between the arm and the lever to yieldingly hold the lever in position with the angle plate 33 in the notch thereof. A rope 37 is attached to the top of said lever and is extended rearwardly to a point adjacent to the platform 1 1 where it may be conveniently reached by the operator. I have provided nected by a bolt 49 with the drum 41.

rear end of this lever extends to a point above for Winding up, releasing or holding the rope or cable 33 as follows: Fixed to the spokes of the fly-wheel 13 is an annular rim 38-having a flat outer face. Mounted upon the hub of the fly-whe'el 13 is a cylinder 39 adjustably attached thereto by the bolt 40. Slidingly and rotatably mounted upon the cylinder 39 is a drum 41. Fixed to this drum is a number of arms 42 extended radially from the inner portion of the .drum and having fixed to their outer ends an annular rim 43, the inner face of which is adjacent to the rim 38. Fixed to the frame 14 is a number of arms 44 supporting an annular rim 45 adjacent to and spaced apart from the outer face of the rim 43. Fulcrumed on top of the frame 14 is a lever 47 havin a link 48 pivoted thereto extended latera ly and (5191111- the platform 11 Where it ma be conveniently grasped by an operator. n use'with this portion of the device and assuming that it 1s desired to elevate the scoop, then the operator moves the lever to force the drum 41 inwardly so that the rim 43 will engage the rim 38 and this will cause the drum to rotatein unison with the fly-wheel 13. If after elevating the scoop, it is desired to lower it, then the lever 47 is manipulated to bring the rim 43 to position between therims 38 and 45, thus permitting the drum to freely rotate and unwind the rope or cable. The drum may be quickly stopped and firmly held in a stationary position at any point by moving the lever 47 as required to bring the rim 43 into engagement with the stationary rim 45.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5, I have shown a scoop device especially designed for use in delivering long straw or the like and comprising the frame 50 having tines 51 fixed thereto and trunnions 52 at the sides of the frame to pivotally connect with the arms 22. At the rear of the frame 50 is an angle-plate 33, the same as on the scoop shown in Fig. 1.

In practical use and assuming that it is .desired to load a wagon with manure or the like, the scoop is placed in position close to the grpund surface and the traction engine 1s bodily advanced to force the scoop under pulls the trip rope 37 and thus releases the scoop permitting it to turn upon its pivot and discharge its contents. Then the engine is backed, the. process repeated until the wagon is filled; By means of the peculiar construction of the supporting frame of the device, it may be readily, quickly and easily attached to ordetached from a traction engine and when itis desired touse the engine for other purposes, the operator may by removing a few bolts take the entire attachmentfrom the engine.

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, therefor is 1. The combination ;with a traction ongine, of an arm pivotally and detachably connected therewith and extended longitudinally of the engine beyond the end thereof, a dumping scoop pivotally connected with the'free end of said arm, a frame detachably connected with the body of the traction engine, a rope winding device mounted on the engine, and operated thereby, a pulley supporting upright on said frame, and a rope or cable wound upon the winding device, passed over said pulley on the supporting upright and connected withthe free end of the pivoted arm.

2. The combination with a traction engine, having an operators platform, of two arms pivotally and detachably connectedwith said platform extended longitudinally of the engine beyond the end thereof opposite the platform, a dumping scoop pivotally connected with the free ends of said arms, a frame detachably connected with the body of the traction engine and also detachably connected with the said platform, a rope windin device mounted on the engine and o erated thereby, a pulley supporting uprig t on said frame and a rope or cable wound upon the winding device passed over said pulley supporting upright and connected with the free ends of said arms.

3. The combination of a traction engine, arms pivoted thereto, a dumping scoop car ried by said arms, a pulley supporting frame mounted on the traction engine, a fly-wheel mounted on the traction engine and operated thereby, a friction rim on the fly-wheel, a drum rotatably and slidingly mounted ad- 'acent to the fly-wheel, a friction rim carried y the drum and fixed thereto, means for moving the drum so that its friction wheel may be moved into or out of engagement with the friction rim on the fly-wheel, and a rope or cable wound-upon the drum passed over the pulley supporting upright and connected with said arms.

4; The combination of a traction engine, arms pivoted thereto, a dumping scoop carried by said arms, a pulley supporting frame mounted on the traction engine, a fly-wheel mounted on the traction engine and operated thereby, a friction rim on the fly-wheel, a

drum rotatably andslidingly mounted adjacent to the fly-wheel, a friction rim carried by the drumand fixed thereto, means for moving the drum so that itsfriction wheel maybe moved into or out of engagement with the friction rim on the. fly-wheel, a rope or cable wound upon the drum passed over the pulley supporting upright and connected with saidarms and a stationary friction rim supported adjacent to the outer face of the friction rim carried by the drum, said drum bein also capable of movement so that its friction rim may engage the stationary friction rim.

5. The combination of a .traction engine, arms pivoted thereto, a dumping scoop carried by said arms and means for raising and lowering the dumping scoop, comprising a fly-wheel mounted on and operated by the scoop.

6. The combination of a traction engine,

two arms pivotally and detachably connected therewith, a dumping scoop carried by said arms, a manually operated trip device for the dumping scoop, a frame detachably fixed to the traction engine, an upright supported by said frame, a bail connected with the said arms, pulleys on the said bail and on the said upright, a fiy-wheel mounted on the traction engine and operated thereby, a friction rim fixed to the fly-wheel, a stationary friction rim attached to said frame and supported adjacent to the friction rim on the fly-wheel, a drum rotatably and slidingly mounted adjacent to the fiy-wheel and detachably connected therewith, a friction rim carried by the drum and arranged between the aforesaid friction rims, a lever fulcrumed' to said frame, a on said lever, a bolt fixed to the link and connected with the drum for moving the drum longitudinally and a rope or cable wound upon the drum and passed around the said pulleys.

7. Ina device of the class described, a dumping scoop comprisi a rear bar, forwardly projecting ends t ereon, trunnions on said ends and. a number of longitudinal tines fixed to the rear bar.

- 8. In a device of the class described, a dumping scoop comprisin a rear bar, forwardly projecting ends t ereon, trunnions on said ends, a number of longitudinal tines fixed to the rear bar, an angle-plate fixed to said-rear bar and a spring actuated trip device to engage said angle-plate.

Des Moines, Iowa.

vroron LANDHOLM.

Witnesses:

C. HIRSOHMANN, WM. GENTRU'P. 

